Shamrock — Maps: Tribes of the East

LifeForm

1/31/2024 9:44 AM UTC

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Map Name: Shamrock Map Type: Multiplayer / Singleplayer Two-level map: Yes Number of players: 3 Map size: Large (176x176) Map author: LifeForm Map description: Shamrock is the name given to the valley of three kingdoms due to its configuration with a single passage connecting all three kingdoms. But is this the only passage? Legends say that in ancient times, people knew of other paths, but perhaps these are just legends...

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LifeForm

1/31/2024 9:46 AM UTC

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This is a very old map of mine, one of the first I made. For many years, I thought it was lost forever, along with the hard drive that died on me. But then, while doing some renovations, I moved a cabinet and found a pile of CD-RW discs behind it, including the one with this map. It turns out I once gave it to a friend on that disc to play, and I completely forgot about it. Well, now that the map has been found, I've made some minor improvements to the level of detail in the landscape and am sharing it with you.

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Вариматас

1/31/2024 12:21 PM UTC

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LifeForm

This is one of my very old maps, one of the first I made. For many years, I thought it was lost forever, along with the hard drive that died on me.
But then, while doing some renovations, I moved a cabinet and found a CD-RW disc behind it with this map on it. Apparently, I once gave
it to a friend on this disc to play, and I completely forgot about it. Well, in short, since the map was found, I made some minor improvements to it in terms of landscape detail
and I'm sharing it with you.

Interesting story!)

Одна голова хорошо, а две - уже не красиво!

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Vita городилов

2/1/2024 12:04 PM UTC

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https://youtu.be/4KjktMBYNek Multiplayer "Shamrock" - blue player (HERO difficulty)

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LifeForm

2/1/2024 6:49 PM UTC

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Vita's gameplay

https://youtu.be/4KjktMBYNek Multiplayer "Shamrock" - blue player (HERO difficulty)

Thanks, Vita, it was interesting to watch. However, I think you increased the video speed too much. I had to lower the playback speed in YouTube settings to see what you were doing on my map. smile

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Кецц

2/1/2024 8:05 PM UTC

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Thank you for the map! It's been a while since we've seen a well-balanced map, and this one didn't "fail" even once! I liked the design and enjoyed exploring the landscape, although I couldn't find the Tear.
My only suggestion: leave the "original" two dwellings near the castle, because it feels a bit uncomfortable without reinforcements. 👍

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Vita городилов

2/1/2024 11:41 PM UTC

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I played for about 5 hours and didn't want to make a video of that length. So, I made an accelerated video that is 30 minutes long.

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LifeForm

2/2/2024 4:02 PM UTC

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Ketz

Thank you for the map! It's been a while since there was a stable map, and this one didn't "fail" even once! I liked the design, and I enjoyed exploring the landscape.

Thank you!

Ketz

My only suggestion: leave the "native" dwellings near the castle, because it's a bit uncomfortable without reinforcements. 👍

I've already been asked about the dwellings in the thread for my map "Divide and Conquer." I'll quote my answer from there: (I like to make as much randomness as possible in my maps. So that every time you play, everything changes randomly. So, if you're lucky, you'll get 1-2 dwellings near your castle, and if you're not, well, you won't. But maybe the random generator will create something else in your favor, like a neutral town of your race).

Sir Syddan

3/11/2024 9:28 AM UTC

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I finished the map. The landscape design is simply superb. It's amazing to look at all the different rocks, trees, swamps, etc., but in terms of gameplay, it was super boring to fight two AI opponents. The endless, intestine-like tunnels were honestly disappointing. It would be nice if there was more space and variety in the gameplay. Overall, it's a good map, and I would rate it 7/10. cool

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LifeForm

3/11/2024 8:02 PM UTC

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Sir Syddan

Completed the map. The landscape design is simply superb. It's amazing to look at all the stones, trees, swamps, etc.

Thank you very much.

Sir Syddan

However, in terms of gameplay, it was super boring to fight two AI opponents. The endless, intestine-like tunnels were honestly disappointing.

As I already wrote in the first post, this is one of my first maps, and yes, its configuration turned out to be not the most successful.

Magnificent

6/8/2025 11:17 AM UTC

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I completed this map, Inferno, with Marbas, on Hero difficulty. I played as the second player, and I combined players 1 and 3 into one team.

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The opponents were random, and I got Orcs and Undead. The start was without a sawmill and without a mine, but I started well because Marbas quickly got war machines. From the sixth week, I started developing another hero (Vaishan). On the eighth week, Krag arrived with an army of demons. I took troops from the city and, in one of the dead ends on the map, Marbas blocked him. Then I played as Vaishan; he got Darkness (2%). Vaishan took the army from Marbas and defeated Krag (losses of 3 demons; he fled). After that, with two heroes, I fought against the Orcs on the surface and against the Necromancers who came from the Dungeon (they also had an Academy town there, which Vaishan captured). All the Orcs had Darkness reduction, and Naadir had the Darkness seal. Marbas, with manacles, killed Krag, went forward, and captured the demon town. Vaishan captured the undead town. Green was left without cities, but he had two heroes with large undead armies (Naadir and Kaspar). Vaishan defeated Naadir (golems + Armageddon), and Kaspar did not attack Marbas in the castle, and green lost. Then I quickly and easily finished off the Orcs. Victory in 129 days.

I liked the map; it was quite interesting to play. Recently, in another scenario, I successfully played as Vaishan for the demons, but here it turned out even better

I can also note the good map design.
Thank you very much for the map!

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LifeForm

6/9/2025 4:59 PM UTC

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Magnificent

combined players 1 and 3 into one team

Is this to make it more challenging? Otherwise, it's too easy. smile

Thank you very much for the feedback, Magnificent.

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Magnificent

6/10/2025 8:04 PM UTC

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Yes, I decided to try playing against two players on the same team so they don't lose troops while I explore the map. And it really is more interesting to play this way; I enjoyed it.

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LifeForm

6/12/2025 2:34 PM UTC

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Magnificent

Yes, I decided to try playing against two players on the same team so they wouldn't lose troops while I explore the map. And it's actually more interesting to play that way; I enjoyed it.

Hmm... Actually, I haven't played this way on my maps (with the AI on the same team), maybe I'll try it later.